Ali Flynn
Ali lives in New York with her four teenage daughters and her husband. After moving around a bit as a child, she spent her teen years in Westchester county, moved to NYC for college and returned to Westchester fifteen years ago. Prior to having the girls, she was an English teacher, and on the side always enjoyed writing with the hope to one day publish a poetry book. In her free time, Ali enjoys going on long runs, browsing independent bookstores, catching up with friends. She is in a constant state of doing laundry, cooking, policing arguments, driving to and from activities, and trying her best to be the kind of mom her girls will admire, even on her worst days. Ali is excited to share with you the joys and hardships of motherhood with an open heart.
You can follow Ali on Facebook at https:www.facebook.com/hangintheremama/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/hang.in.there.mama
S’mores Summer
Once I hear the peepers at dusk singing their enchanted tune, my heart starts to beat faster, for I know this means only one thing…Summer.
Once my eyes set upon the cotton candy shades...
Put Down the Phone
Silence. Looking at your phones. Communication stops and eye-contact is obsolete—more silence. I’m walking away. I’m tired of looking at the top of your heads. I’m speaking! Do you not hear me talking? Do...
Time Alone Without the Guilt
Every morning, I wake up and devote myself to a daily practice of time alone with myself, and I don’t feel selfish or guilty about it.
It has taken many years for me to realize...
Tug-of-War: The Game of Life
The game of tug-of-war was always my favorite in gym class when I was in elementary school. I loved the rush pulsing through my veins when my team was pulling their hardest to get...
Holler If You Need Help! You Are Not Alone
During this time of COVID-19, domestic violence has increased within the Tri-state area and across the nation due to social distancing and staying at home.
You are not alone!
Many organizations are here to support you:
Hope’s...
There Is a Light
There is a light…
The light may be a bit dim at this current moment, but if we can manage to keep the light going in our souls, we will truly see how radiant it...
A Mother’s Day Love Letter
Happy Mother’s Day to a mom who has good days and bad days. I love you even on the bad days. Love, Me XOXO.
Another Mother’s Day is quickly approaching, and the flower order has...
HELLP Syndrome
Until the evening of September 18, 2006, I had never heard of HELLP Syndrome. But what I do know is the worry I saw in the eyes of the doctors and nurses when they...
With Gratitude, We are Blessed
With gratitude, we say thank you to the doctors and nurses for saving lives, offering words of encouragement, easing fears, being patient while sleep deprived, hungry and thirsty. We appreciate your love, compassion, commitment,...
Mom Friends 101
Feeling a sense of real emotional connections with other women has been crucial to my adult survival as a mom, wife, and woman trying to live my best life.
I have always entered friendships...